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| George and Mildred | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | |
| Based on | Man About the House by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 38 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | Thames Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 6 September 1976 – 25 December 1979 |
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George and Mildred is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television and first aired between 1976 and 1979. It is a spin-off from Man About the House, and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as constantly-sparring married couple George and Mildred Roper.[1][2] The premise of the series had George and Mildred leaving their flat as depicted in Man About the House and moving to a modern, upmarket housing estate in Hampton Wick. Their arrival horrifies their snobbish neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile, a middle-class estate agent who fears the Ropers' presence will devalue his home.
It was written by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Like many British sitcoms, George and Mildred was made into a film. The movie was dedicated to actress Yootha Joyce who died suddenly in August 1980, just as the cast were about to film a sixth and final series.
- ^ Lawson, Mark (15 August 2023). "'Naughty rather than dirty': 50 years of Man About the House, the sitcom that introduced sex to British TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: George and Mildred (1976–79)". www.screenonline.org.uk.